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To: Let's Roll
Also what kind of burglar knocks or rings the bell? The kind who wants to be sure there's nobody home?

Well, I'll tell you from what seems like the "home invasion" capital of the world -- Eastside San Jose, I would have thought 'home invasion'.

That's actually not true, but it sure 'seems' like it from the newspaper reports I've read here in the last 5 years.

My first impulse would be to suspect a 'home invasion' type of effort assuming no one could be seen thru the peephole. I also live alone & have 'kicked myself' for answering the door late at night without checking first, but having been married, I've had a sense of security that actually isn't warranted, but is there none-the-less.

Getting a homeowner to step outside of the front door would seem like a common home invasion ploy, especially if played in the wee hours when the resident could be still half-asleep, like I usual have been when I answered the door.

I have to admit that pulling the trigger is another issue, but again it depends on threats, both real & perceived, that were received prior to this event.

279 posted on 10/26/2003 2:05:26 PM PST by all_mighty_dollar
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To: all_mighty_dollar
It should also be mention that a home invasion robber is on the loose in fl. A few weeks ago a man gunned down a husband as a couple returned home. He stole the rolex. He was shot by the wife and the cops ID'd him from the blood. He had done that type of home invasion before.

I am not saying this person thought about that particular criminal but home invasion crime is a fact of life.
323 posted on 10/26/2003 4:28:03 PM PST by longtermmemmory (Vote!)
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